The Serpent’s Tooth

‘In the moonlight everything looked different. The river was black. The ginger lilies had a sickly glow…’

Since she was twelve years old, Belle has lived with a secret – one that has kept her apart from her family and followed her wherever she goes.

As the First World War rages, Belle finds refuge in the brittle gaiety of English country house society. But when her childhood friend Adam returns wounded from the trenches, the past she has tried so hard to escape begins to resurface.

Illness takes Belle to a remote Scottish mansion, where old memories threaten to overwhelm her. Then, Adam is called back to the front, leaving Belle once again to face her fears alone.

As the war draws to a close and an influenza epidemic sweeps across the country, Belle must finally confront the secret she has carried since childhood – and find a way to break free from the past before it destroys her last chance of happiness…

A sweeping story of love, war and secrets. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Daphne du Maurier.